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"The greatest terror a child can have is that he is not loved, and rejection is the hell he fears. I think everyone in the world to a large or small extent has felt rejection. And with rejection comes anger, and with anger some kind of crime in revenge for the rejection, and with the crime guilt -- and there is the story of mankind." John Steinbeck, East of Eden, 1952 "Despite frequent and loud screaming heard coming from the house, the neighbor said there was no indication of abuse." Contra Costa Times, September 4, 2008 OHIO - Paddling ban would hit home By COURTNEY ALBON,T-G Staff Writer, Ashland Times-Gazette.com, February 7, 2009 ILLINOIS - Illinois mother, boyfriend charged with killing tot, 3 By Carolyn Tuft, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, February 6, 2009 EGYPT - Punished student dies, teacher faces jail, BBC, December 25, 2008 EGYPT - The death of an 11-year-old pupil after being beaten by his teacher has thrown a light on the murky world of discipline in state schools, By Reem Leila, Al-Haram Weekly, November 12, 2008 UGANDA - Teachers Face Axe Over Corporal Punishment, By Fortunate Ahimbisibwe, New Vision (Kampala), November 12, 2008 UK - Britain mulling ban on spanking, UPI.com, October 7, 2008 ILLINOIS - Student Athletes Report Corporal Punishment, CBS 2, Chicago, September 24, 2008 NORTH CAROLINA - Paddle ban: Harnett County sees the light regarding corporal punishment in school, The Fayetteville Observer, September 15, 2008 ARKANSAS - Arkansas Schools Permit Corporal Punishment, Posted By Pam Baccam, www.todaysthv.com, September 11, 2008 UK - 'His main interest is spanking, not children': What YMCA boss told cops over child porn, By Joe Shute, www.halifaxcourier.co.uk, September 10, 2008 PENNSYLVANIA - Discipline, By Jordan Riak, letter to lehighvalleylive.com, September 10, 2008 MISSOURI - Who witnesses the witness?, By Jordan Riak, Sent to 9 Members of the Missouri Joint Committee on Education (Ones with e-mail), September 10, 2008 NORTH CAROLINA - Harnett Schools Ban Spanking, Tom Woerner, Editor, Harnett County News September 9, 2008 PENNSYLVANIA - Was paddling excessive punishment? By Riley Yates, TheMorningCall.com, September 9, 2008 NORTH CAROLINA - Presentation to the Robeson County School Board, NC, By The Hitting Stops Here! and PTAVE, September 8, 2008 NORTH CAROLINA - Outraged Robeson County Parent's letter to Paula Flowe, September 5, 2008 NEVADA - District pushes back on law to limit physical restraint Reporting requirements are troublesome, officials say, and not always effective, By Emily Richmond, Las Vegas Sun, September 5, 2008 U.S. - Research has now discredited corporal punishment, By William F. Wallace, Ph.D., The Clarion-Ledger, September 5, 2008 CALIFORNIA - Antioch girl was whipped, burned, autopsy shows, By Hilary Costa, Contra Costa Times, September 4, 2008 TEXAS - Austin PD: Man Wanted for Spanking Child Too Hard, By Alexis Patterson, keyetv.com, September 4, 2008 JAMAICA - Children need peace, By Glenda P. Simms, Jamaica Gleaner, September 1, 2008 CZECH - Czech PM praises minister responsible for human rights, Prague- Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek (senior ruling Civic Democrats, ODS) today praised activities of Dzamila Stehlikova (junior government Green Party, SZ), minister in charge of issues related to human rights and minorities, www.ceskenoviny.cz/news, August 28, 2008 NORTH CAROLINA - NEWS RELEASE, From The Hitting Stops Here! and Parents and Teachers Against Violence in Education, August 17, 2008 U.S. - Human Rights Watch report condemns corporal punishment, Washington Times Daybook, August 17, 2008 ALABAMA - Father guilty of child abuse, By Tom Smith, Senior Staff Writer, Times Daily, August 16, 2008 FLORIDA - Union County school dress code violations can get corporal punishment, Union County school dress code for 2008-2009, Starke, Florida, Bradford County Telegraph, August 15, 2008 NORTH CAROLINA - Just following the law, By Jordan Riak, letter to the editor of the Fayetteville Observer, August 15, 2008 NORTH CAROLINA - Just in case, MGSD removes corporal punishment from the books, By Melinda Skutnick, Mooresville Tribune, August 15, 2008 INDIANA - Minister says Indiana Governor's call for more immunity for teachers is a bad idea, Widely circulated open letter by Rev. Thomas E. Sagendorf, United Methodist Clergy (Retired), August 14, 2008 FRANCE - Teacher Fined, Praised for Slap, By Bruce Crumley / Paris, www.time.com , August 14, 2008 OREGON - Mother in child-abuse case says she also was victim She seeks bail, but judge asks why she stayed silent for years, by Ruth Liao, Statesman Journal, August 14, 2008 NORTH CAROLINA - Student paddling protested, By Venita Jenkins, Staff writer, Fayetteville Observer, August 13, 2008 NORTH CAROLINA - Striking of students banned in Johnston, Smithfield Herald, August 13, 2008 NORTH CAROLINA - School board gets verbal whipping, By Knight Chamberlain, The Robsonian, August 13, 2008 NAMBIA - Parents Claim Teacher Beat Child Unconscious, By Denver Isaacs, The Namibian (Windhoek), August 13, 2008 TEXAS - LISD Eliminates corporal punishment, By Chris Roark, Staff Writer, McKinney Courier-Gazette, August 12, 2008 FLORIDA - 6-year-old spanked to death with a piece of wood, Rene Stutzman, Orlando Sentinel August 5, 2008 WEST VIRGINIA - Babies removed from home, Charleston Daily Mail, By staff, August 4, 2008 LOUISIANNA - Child moved, belt hit face, KTBS3, August 2, 2008 TEXAS - Baby dies of abuse; man arrested, KTBS3, July 31, 2008 TEXAS - School To Put Students In 'Prison' Jumpsuits As Punishment, LOCAL6.com, July 30, 2008 LOUISIANNA - Father arrested for belting child speaks out, By Chris Redford, credford@ktbs.com, KTBS3 July 28, 2008 MISSISSIPPI - The Sexual Factor, Letter to The Clarion-Ledger, By Jordan Riak, July 14, 2008 MISSISSIPPI - Sparing the rod: JPS to bring back spanking?, The Clarion-Ledger, July 14, 2008 FLORIDA - Ocoee police sergeant accused of spanking woman with belt at party, By Gabrielle Finley and Jim Leusner, Orlando Sentinel, July 10, 2008 UK - Max Mosley admits passion for sadomasochistic sex, By Graham Tibbetts, Daily Telegraph (London), July 8, 2008 PENNSYLVANIA - Woman separated from child she beat,, By Michael P. Rellahan, DailyLocal.com, July 2, 2008 CANADA - Spanking is like fast food, By Wendy Kerr Hadley, globeandmail.com, July 1, 2008 S ILLINOIS - Former music teacher at Lombard high school pleads guilty to battery of a student, by Art Barnum, chicagotribune.com, July 1, 2008 MICHIGAN - Judge considering request for psych exam in alleged child torture case, By Crystal McMorris, mlive.com, July 1, 2008 COLORADO - Cop dead in murder-suicide was suspect in child abuse case, By Ginger Delgado, News 2, July 1, 2008 R TEXAS - Texas Supreme Court: Beat a Teen for Jesus, By Amanda Marcotte, AlterNet, June 30, 2008 INDIANA - Trial set to begin today for Evansville man accused of beating 7-year-old boy, By Kate Braser, Evansville Courier and Press, June 30, 2008 CANADA - In search of the fine line, By Jordan Riak, Ottawa Citizen, June 28, 2008 CANADA - Time to plug spanking loophole, By Judy Arnall, The Calgary Herald, June 27, 2008 COSTA RICA - Spanking Of Children Banned in Costa Rica, Costa Rica Daily News (insidecostarica.com), June 27, 2008 CALIFORNIA - Some Calif. Schools Locking Children In Closets, Reporting: Anna Werner (CBS 5), cbs5.com, June 27, 2008 NEVADA - ENDANGERMENT ALLEGATIONS: Parents face murder charge; 4-year-old died during 17 hours left in SUV. Parents face murder charge, By Brian Haynes, Las Vegas Review-Journal, June 26, 2008 US - Media Whitewashes Dobson, Hides 'Beat-Your-Child' Dogma, By Jeffrey Feldman, The Huffington Post, June 25, 2008 US - House Passes Legislation to Stop Child Abuse in Teen Boot Camps and other Residential Programs, Maia Szalavitz, The Huffington Post, June 25, 2008 CANADA - The effects of spanking are obvious By Susan Larwrence, The Ottawa Citizen, June 23, 2008 CANADA - Parental rights, Letter to the Editor of The Calgary Herald from Jordan Riak, June 23, 2008 WASHINGTON - Snohomish boy beaten, allegedly over poor grades, By Jackson Holtz, Herald Writer, Heraldnet.com, June 21, 2008 OHIO - Teacher accused of burning cross on student's arm, From Nkechi Nneji, CNN, June 21, 2008 US - Parenting: The line between punishment and abuse, By Melanie Barwick, PhD., C.Psych. CBC News, June 20, 2008 CANADA - Boy suffocated during school punishment; Coroner's Report, Graeme Hamilton, National Post, with files from Canwest News Service, June 20, 2008 GEORGIA - DFCS Official Pleads Guilty to Child Cruelty, Posted By: Tracey Christensen, 11Alive.com, June 18, 2008 ALABAMA - Allegations of Abuse Plague Marengo County School Board, By Mandi Williams, Blackbelt Gazette, June 17, 2008 TEXAS - ACLU sues Texas youth prison system claiming abuse, By Jim Vertuno, Associated Press, June 11, 2008 TEXAS - Stabbing provokes questions of abuse, By Rhiannon Meyers, The Daily News, June 8, 2008 TEXAS - Judge Gustavo Garza defends 'spanking' policy, By Ryan Wolf, Action 4 News, June 6, 2008 FLORIDA - Kindergarten Cruelty: Not Child’s Play, Joanne Jacobs, mensnewsdaily.com, June 5, 2008 TEXAS -- Lawsuit: Texas judge ordered public spanking of teen girl with large wooden paddle, By Emma Perez-Trevino, The Brownsville Herald, June 4, 2008 NEVADA -- Carson City man gets probation for spanking girlfriend's daughters with spatula, Associated Press, www.ksby.com, May 21, 2008 S NEBRASKA - Lincoln Man Accused of Binding, Gagging Teen Boys, KPTM FOX 42 News, May 19, 2008 TEXAS - Crockett students released, Odessa American, May 15, 2008 TEXAS - Student Alleges Abuse, Kara Lee, CBS 7 News, May 14, 2008 WISCONSIN - Spanking with belt leads to charges for city man, Sheboygan Press, May 13, 2008 PENNSYLVANIA - Man jailed for molesting 6th-grader, By Laurie Mason, Bucks County Courier Times, April 15, 2008 NORTH CAROLINA - Teacher suspended following allegation, By Mark Locklear,The Robsonian, April 10, 2008 S COLORADO - Former day-camp instructor sentenced in sex assault, By Ann Schrader, The Denver Post, April 4, 2008 S COLORADO - DiPalma: Teacher/sex offender sentenced, Jefferson County, Colorado, April 4, 2008 ARKANSAS - Shame on Arkansas, Guest Editorial, By Jordan Riak, Arkansas Times, April 3, 2008 COLORADO - Police: Teacher Told Class to Hit Tardy Student, FOX News, March 31, 2008 S US - There's nothing funny about prison rape; Smirking at sexual attacks on inmates makes us all less safe., By Ezra Klein, Los Angeles Times, March 30, 2008 NORTH CAROLINA - Group calls for corporal punishment ban, By Mark Locklear, The Robesonian, March 19, 2008 FLORIDA - Mom accused of abusing kids, By Helen Eckinger and Adrian G. Uribarri, Sentinel staff, Orlando Sentinel, March 13, 2008 Czech Republic - Minister promotes ban on kid spanking, By ČTK, Prague Daily Monitor, March 7, 2008 ARKANSAS - Up the down stairs -- and up again and again At Shirley schools, a new punishment has some parents howling. Arkansas Times, March 6, 2008 S UK - Paedophile begs to be castrated Eastbourn Today, March 5, 2008 S FLORIDA - Orlando-area father arrested on 350 counts of sexual abuse, By Susan Jacobson, Sentinel Staff Writer, Orlando Sentinel, March 3, 2008 L US - Survey: 13,000 Claims of Abuse Reported in U.S. Juvenile Centers 2004 through 2007, By Associated Press, March 2, 2008 L US - Youth pleads to get out of rehab, By Cayman Net News Online, February 29, 2008 S US - Spanking Kids Causes Sexual Problems, By MedHeadlines, February 29, 2008 TENNESSEE - TN principal under investigation for paddling injury, WBIR.COM, February 29, 2008 S US - Spanking Kids Increases Risk of Sexual Problems as Adults, New Research Shows By Murray Straus, University of New Hampshire, February 28, 2008 S US - Spanking may lead to sexual deviancy in years of maturity, Front page / Science, SOURCE: http://english.pravda.ru/news/, February 28, 2008 TEXAS - Husband Arrested After 'Spanking' of 5-Year-Old, By Jacqueline Ortiz, (JacquelineOrtiz@woai.com), www.woai.com, February 19, 2008 UK - Campaign to ban smacking, By Patrick Wintour, political editor (editor@societyguardian.co.uk), The Guardian, February 15 2008 CALIFORNIA - They let it die -- Deadline kills “anti-spanking” bill in state assembly, California Catholic Daily, February 7, 2008 NORTH CAROLINA - Peggy Dean's letter to education policy makers in North Carolina, January 31, 2008 GEORGIA - Welts, not welfare: Boss's protective maneuvers send a message that undermines DFCS mission — children's safety, By Maureen Downey, AJC.com (Atlantic Journal-Constitution,) February 29, 2008 OHIO - To paddle or not to paddle? That's the question before state lawmakers., MyFOXCleveland.com, January 29, 2008 US - Spare the rod, save a psyche, By Claire Gawinowicz, The Philadelphia Inquirer, January 29, 2008 S COLORADO - Camp Teacher Admits Spanking Boy's Bare Buttocks, TheDenverChannel.com, January 28, 2008 OREGON - Man who used stun gun on toddler gets 46 months, By the Associated Press, The Seattle Times, January 27, 2008 MASSACHUSETTS - Belts equal violence, not discipline, By Richard Davis and Robert Heskett. Mr. Davis is president and Mr. Heskett executive director of Family Nonviolence, Inc. in Fairhaven., SouthCoastToday.com, January 23, 2008 EUROPE - Europe is moving towards a total ban of domestic violence against children, Source: Council of Europe - Commissioner of Human Rights, January 22, 2008 FLORIDA - Florida mother arrested for allegedly beating her 10-month-old son, KAUZ 6 News, January 21, 2008 NEW YORK - Murder Case Tests Limits on Parents’ Right to Hit, By Andy Newman and Leslie Kaufman, The New York Times, January 20, 2008 S L TEXAS - Texas Youth Commission workers accused of sexually abusing juvenile inmates; two face trial but venue not yet set, From staff and wire reports, Dallas Morning News, January 17, 2008 DC - Mayor Fenty Fires 6 Child Welfare Workers In Girls' Deaths -- Four Children Had Not Been Seen for Months, By Petula Dvorak and David Nakamura, Washington Post Staff Writers, Washington Post, January 15, 2008 NORTH CAROLINA - School Custodian Charged With Spanking Student, foxreno.com, January 10, 2008 US - Hands off those kids -- a 30-year crusade Corporal punishment leaves emotional scars, retired teacher says, By Eric Kurhi, STAFF WRITER, San Ramon Valley Times, January 7, 2008 MICHIGAN - Man Brutally Beats Toddler, WLNS TV6, January 6, 2008 UK - Choirmaster admits sexually assaulting/spanking boy, By Court Reporter, www.gazetteseries.co.uk, January 4, 2008 NEW ZEALAND -- Smacking prosecution fears misplaced, Children's Rights Information Network (CRIN), December 21, 2007 SPAIN - Parents banned from smacking children, Reporting by Ben Harding; Editing by Ibon Villelabeitia, Reuters, December 20, 2007 VENEZUELA - Venezuela: Second Latin American country to ban corporal punishment, Children's Rights Information Network (CRIN), December 20, 2007 CHILE - The Minister of Justice of the Government of Chile announces the prohibition of physical punishment as a method of correction for children, Children's Rights Information Network (CRIN), December 18, 2007 OHIO - Ohio Governor Ted Strickland supports paddling ban -- Introduction of legislation to outlaw corporal punishment in schools brings issue into spotlight., By William Hershey, Staff Writer, Dayton Daily News, December 11, 2007 NORTH CAROLINA - Justice Served? Man Serving Life Sentence For Stealing TV, Reporter: Gerald Owens, WRAL.com, November 25, 2007 OHIO - Hidden from View - Few fired for physical abuse; Severe sanctions for educators more likely in sexual cases, By Jill Riepenhoff and Jennifer Smith Richards, The Columbus Dispatch, November 18, 2007 INDIA - Policy against corporal punishment planned, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, November 18, 2007 NEPAL - Corporal punishment: Blatant violation of human dignity, By, Pranita Mishra, Kantipur Publications Pvt. Ltd. , November 16, 2007 L TENNESSEE - Handle With Care: The state continues to license a Midstate youth treatment facility where two have died and many others have been abused, By Elizabeth Ulrich, Nashville Scene, November 8, 2007 INDIA - Student Succumbs To Teacher’s Blows -- A fourteen-year-old student who battled for his life for the last two weeks has succumbed to corporal punishment., medindia.net, November 7, 2007 L, S MISSISSIPPI - Eating Their Own Vomit, By Maggie Burks, Jackson Free Press, November 7, 2007 US - Spanking creates new, worse problems, By Armin Brott, McClatchy-Tribune News Service, November 7, 2007 S OREGON - Admitting abuse but free to teach; Oregon education - Criminal convictions for admitted sexual misconduct are hit and miss Amy Hsuan, Melissa Navas and Bill Graves, The Oregonian, October 21, 2007 S CALIFORNIA - Legal loopholes keep some teacher misconduct records secret, By Juliet Williams, The Associated Press, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, October 20, 2007 S U.S. - Sexual misconduct plagues U.S. schools; AP finds 2,500 teachers punished in 5 years, By Martha Irvine and Robert Tanner, The Associated Press, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, October 20, 2007 S WASHINGTON - 125 Wash. teachers punished for sexual misconduct over 5 years, By Donna Gordon Blankinship,The Associated Press, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, October 20, 2007 L U.S. - When ‘Tough Love’ Is Too Tough, EDITORIAL, New York Times, October 16, 2007 L TEXAS - Troubles Mount Within Texas Youth Detention Agency, By Solomon Moore, New York Times, October 16, 2007 SOUTH AFRICA - Nanny state? A letter to the Editor of The Herald, By Jordan Riak, riak@nospank.net, October 13, 2007 L FLORIDA - All-white jury acquits boot camp guards, nurse in death, By The Associated Press, Cnews, October 12, 2007 SOUTH AFRICA - EDITORIAL: Government hell-bent on creating a nanny state, The Herald online (South Africa), October 12, 2007 S KANSAS -Sex accusations emerge in case against former daycare director, By Jesse Fray, ABC News 49, September 25, 2007 FLORIDA - DCF to investigate belt-spanking dad, (Florida) EmeraldCoast.com, September 25, 2007 S CALIFORNIA -Dennis Rodman Accused of Sexual Battery, TMZ.com, September 23, 2007 R SOUTH AFRICA - Give kids a hiding, MPs told, news24.com, September 18, 2007 FLORIDA - Principal Admits Spanking Preschooler; State Attorney To Decide Whether To Press Charges, News4jax.com, September 6, 2007 S L ALABAMA - Suspended Mobile County judge accused of spanking prisoners, By Gary McElroy, Staff Reporter, Press-Register, September 5, 2007 S TEXAS - Officer accused of spanking woman's rear is charged, By Melody McDonald, Star Telegram, August 31, 2007 L COLORADO - Teenager testifies in Hinton trial, Vic Vela, Cañon City Daily Record, August 28, 2007 L MASSACHUSETTS - Experts on Self-Injurious Kids Challenge Dr. Israel's Methods, By Jennifer Gonnerman, Mother Jones, August 20, 2007 L MASSACHUSETTS - School of Shock -- How many times do you have to zap a child before it's torture? By Jennifer Gonnerman, Mother Jones, August 20, 2007 L U.S. - The Cult That Spawned the Tough-Love Teen Industry This harsh approach to helping troubled teens has a long and disturbing history. By Maia Szalavitz, Mother Jones, August 20, 2007 TENNESSEE - Girl Hit In Face With Belt Buckle, Mid-South child abuse investigation, myeyewitnessnews.com, August 15, 2007 L R TEXAS - Christian discipline? 2 arrested in alleged dragging of girl behind van at boot camp, By Associated Press, Houston Chronicle, August 10, 2007 CALIFORNIA - Boy whose mother is accused died of repeated injuries, doctor says, By Henry K. Lee, Chronicle Staff Writer, San Francisco Chronicle, August 10, 2007

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